"Writing is a skill, not a talent, and thus one's ability as a writer can be improved by thoughtful effort. The problem with some people is that they graduate college as good writers, experience early success on account of that, and thus never devote themselves diligently to the relentless quest for improvement that could make them great writers."

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Gov. Paterson's decision to go nuclear on Caroline Kennedy was a hatchet job run by a pricey out-of-state consultant who specializes in political scandals, disgruntled administration sources said.Judy Smith, a Washington-based PR guru and former Bush White House deputy press secretary, orchestrated the ill-conceived character attack on Kennedy, sources said Sunday.

You don't get to be a deputy press secretary in a Republican White House without backstabbing half-a-dozen of your "good friends" to get there. It's a prerequisite for the gig. So when it came time to dump his "good friend" Caroline Kennedy, he hired an expert to do the dirty work.

Hit the tip jar, you ungrateful bastards!

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